EP 0360795 A4 19920805 - ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT
Title (en)
ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT
Publication
Application
Priority
- CA 558323 A 19880205
- US 91257286 A 19860926
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4809712A] A cochlear implant electrode assembly and a method for affixing it to a bone in the ear. An electrode ball of unfixed turns is made from one end of each wire leading to the electronics part of the implant, a corresponding attachment hole is drilled in the bone, and the ball is affixed to the hole without the use of fixation devices by tapping the turns into the hole.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 11/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61N 1/0541 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] FR 2403084 A1 19790413 - COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR]
- [A] EP 0002068 A2 19790530 - HANSEN CARL CHRISTIAN [DK], et al
- [A] EP 0002226 A1 19790613 - HANSEN CARL CHRISTIAN, et al
- See references of WO 8906988A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 4809712 A 19890307; AU 1343788 A 19890825; CA 1325314 C 19931221; EP 0360795 A1 19900404; EP 0360795 A4 19920805; JP H02503061 A 19900927; WO 8906988 A1 19890810
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 91257286 A 19860926; AU 1343788 A 19880203; AU 8800032 W 19880203; CA 558323 A 19880205; EP 88901760 A 19880203; JP 50177388 A 19880203